Vice Mayor Anthony Kuo Recognized with Hero Award

IRVINE, California - Irvine Vice Mayor Anthony Kuo has been recognized with the 2021 Hero Award from ProcureAmerica.

"One of the most important ways I help serve our community is ensuring the effective and efficient spending of our community's hard-earned tax dollars," said Vice Mayor Kuo. "Taxpayers work hard, and I intend to help get them the best results at City Hall and highest quality of life in our neighborhoods in the most cost effective way we can," Kuo continued.

"We very much appreciate your support recognizing that efficient operations and cost management enables the organization to better support the City's work and the citizens you serve," said Fred Armendariz, CEO of ProcureAmerica. He added, "Your leadership and our partnership with Irvine made it an easy decision to select you for this acknowledgement."

Irvine' Vice Mayor Anthony Kuo is the first member of the Irvine City Council to have grown up in Irvine. He was first elected in 2018 following nearly eight years as a City Commissioner. He represents the City of Irvine on the Boards of the Irvine Barclay Theatre and the Orange County Sanitation District. Kuo also represents the City on the Board of Directors of the Irvine Community Land Trust where he is President and the Orange County Fire Authority where he is Vice Chairman. Outside of City Hall, Kuo also serves on the Boards of the Irvine Children's Fund and the Advisory Board of Crime Survivors Inc.